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Potawatomi summer concert series, Snoop Dogg headlines 1st show
MILWAUKEE - Potawatomi's Amplified Concert Series kicked off on Saturday, June 15. After hanging out with the Milwaukee Brewers, music mogul Snoop Dogg opened the summer concert series outside Potawatomi Casino Hotel. "We want to be known as the entertainment destination for the Midwest," said Alexx Zawada, Potawatomi Casino Hotel's...
Guns and crowds are a dangerous mix. Milwaukee will have both for convention. | Letters
The article on June 2, “City: Guns allowed in RNC security footprint,” highlights the safety inequities that arise from Wisconsin being a pre-emptive state with respect to gun control, meaning no municipalities can have gun control statutes stricter than the state laws. The U.S. Secret Service will have control of a “hard perimeter”...
Milwaukee County Zoo celebrates dad with free Father's Day admission
MILWAUKEE - Fathers got in free at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Father's Day, June 16, and mother nature was no match for families celebrating fathers. "We usually do the train but I don’t think that’s on the docket today." The Buchholz family from New Berlin enjoyed the...
Wisconsin State Fair makes change to iconic cream puffs for first time in its history
For the first time in Wisconsin State Fair history, a change is being made to the fair's iconic Cream Puff. In celebration of the puff's 100th anniversary, officials revealed this week that the August event in West Allis will debut four new flavors, marking the first time flavored Cream Puffs have ever been offered at the fair itself.
My Juneteenth Experience
One of my favorite memories from my childhood in Milwaukee was attending the Juneteenth Day celebration with my cousins, when our cousins came up from Mississippi, adding to the fun and excitement. How could it not be fun? It was summer, the weather was hot, school was out and our...
Flag Day has its roots in this Midwestern town
June 14, known as Flag Day, marks the day when the Continental Congress in 1777 adopted the United States’ first "American flag," which consisted of those familiar white stars and blue and red stripes. But, did you know that one small Midwestern town lays claim to be the birthplace...
'Democracy was on the line, and it still is on the line': January 6 officers campaign against Trump in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Two of the officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 insurrection stopped in Wisconsin this week as part of a tour through several battleground states on behalf of President Joe Biden's re-election campaign. D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol...
Opportunity Wisconsin launches new ad knocking Steil
The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is again hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on the airwaves, this time with a spot that knocks him for voting to allow credit card companies to charge higher fees. The group said the ad will run on broadcast TV in the Milwaukee market. It’s...
Milwaukee Public Schools’ referendum will sap aid from other Wisconsin districts
Fiscal memo details how much of a hit taxpayers in other parts of Wisconsin will take. Passage of the controversial $252 million Milwaukee Public Schools referendum means hundreds of other districts statewide will get less aid. Madison, Waukesha and Racine school districts could lose $2 million or more in one...
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